ISLT 7377 - INTRODUCTION TO TECHNOLOGY IN SCHOOLS
Course Description: Study of theories and practices associated with educational technology. Explores basic instructional design processes and strategies for integrating technology into teaching and learning. Provides an overview of the EdTech field and a survey of emerging trends. Prerequisites: teaching experience or instructor's consent; graduate standing required.
Reflection: In 2011, I was approached to pilot the new Adobe courses to begin fall 2012. Up until this point, I was not as familiar with all the Adobe products I was going to be expected to teach. I was extremely excited to become very proficient in the Adobe software like PhotoShop, Illustrator and InDesign. That is how I came to begin this degree. This course was one of the first courses in my newly embarked upon master's degree. Looking back at this class, I remember thinking that the introduction to technology in schools was going to be extremely easy. If asked, I would say I’m fairly technologically-savvy and as a business, computer and marketing instructor, I have access to a lot of technology: fast computers, the most recent version of software, digital video cameras, interactive response systems, etc. I knew how to work all of the technology that my school had to offer and how to create projects on them. However, after the first few weeks of class, I realized just how little I knew about using technology in my classroom to its greatest potential for learning and how little my students were really using the technology available to them. One of the technology resources I used in this course was Inspiration. It introduced creative concept maps that I could use immediately in all of my classes. I was extremely impressed at how soon I was able to translate my new knowledge into application within my classroom.
This course also emphasized the importance of being a member of an online community. I guess that up until this course, I was ok with trying to figure the technology out myself. I also felt like it was my responsibility alone to test the technology out on my classes. This course forced and encouraged me to become part of an online community. This forged relationship has helped me to explore different technology for my classroom and ask advice regarding technology before testing it out on my students. This class was a real eye opener for me and helped me to be more open to the other technologies that I would learn about in my other classes.
Reflection: In 2011, I was approached to pilot the new Adobe courses to begin fall 2012. Up until this point, I was not as familiar with all the Adobe products I was going to be expected to teach. I was extremely excited to become very proficient in the Adobe software like PhotoShop, Illustrator and InDesign. That is how I came to begin this degree. This course was one of the first courses in my newly embarked upon master's degree. Looking back at this class, I remember thinking that the introduction to technology in schools was going to be extremely easy. If asked, I would say I’m fairly technologically-savvy and as a business, computer and marketing instructor, I have access to a lot of technology: fast computers, the most recent version of software, digital video cameras, interactive response systems, etc. I knew how to work all of the technology that my school had to offer and how to create projects on them. However, after the first few weeks of class, I realized just how little I knew about using technology in my classroom to its greatest potential for learning and how little my students were really using the technology available to them. One of the technology resources I used in this course was Inspiration. It introduced creative concept maps that I could use immediately in all of my classes. I was extremely impressed at how soon I was able to translate my new knowledge into application within my classroom.
This course also emphasized the importance of being a member of an online community. I guess that up until this course, I was ok with trying to figure the technology out myself. I also felt like it was my responsibility alone to test the technology out on my classes. This course forced and encouraged me to become part of an online community. This forged relationship has helped me to explore different technology for my classroom and ask advice regarding technology before testing it out on my students. This class was a real eye opener for me and helped me to be more open to the other technologies that I would learn about in my other classes.
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